When hubby and I were in college, we got into reading the X-Men comics. There was a comic store right next to campus, so he’d go get the new issues as they arrived. I hadn’t been a big comic reader prior to that, but I totally got hooked on those. So when the X-Men movies came out, I could barely wait for each new installment. Now I’m anxiously awaiting a new one, the origin story for Wolverine, once again played by Hugh Jackman. The trailer just came out a few days ago, and it looks awesome! Wolverine and Sabretooth are back, though now Liev Schreiber is playing the latter. You can see snatches of other characters from the comics, including a Storm as a toddler. And finally Gambit is in one of the X-Men movies! I can’t believe it’s taken this long to get him in one. Bonus — he’s played by Taylor Kitsch from Friday Night Lights, who just happened to be the model for a secondary hero in a YA I wrote and hope to sell. And if that one sells, I play to have a sequel in which he’s the primary hero.
Anyway, here’s the awesomeness of the trailer.
December 17th, 2008 at 5:20 pm
I can’t wait to the movie comes out in May. I’m so happy to hear that the Cajun is finally in an X-Men movie.
December 17th, 2008 at 6:19 pm
Uh, Hugh Jackman?! Yum!
I’ve read some of the original comics, but haven’t watched all the X-Men movies yet… movies feel a bit too big sometimes!
December 18th, 2008 at 5:13 am
Wolverine’s always been the most intriguing X-Man, IMO. I’m SO happy to have Gambit in a movie. I always loved his byplay with Rogue. And like you said, having Taylor Kitsch play him is a BONUS. I used Taylor for my cowboy in my Wayback novella.